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Friday, Nov 6
Not Your Mama's Hybrid: On the Road to a 100MPG "Smart Standup" Hybrid
The game plan, said Miller, is to assemble the models in Oregon using many components from local suppliers, and some from overseas. Green Lite is in talks with startup ventures “in the controller area” and for battery systems, said Miller, but it’s more likely to integrate motors, batter...
Wednesday, Oct 28
A123Systems Vies for Biz in Japan With Its Lithium-ion Batteries
IHI counts among its customers hybrid vehicle heavyweights and ambitious players in the race to develop plug-in vehicles for the mass market, including Toyota, Honda, Nissan (s NSANY) and Mitsubishi. But those automakers have already made their own investments in battery technology...
Wednesday, Oct 14
PREVIEW: Green Cars to Watch at the Tokyo Motor Show
Honda may offer some of the toughest competition for Toyota’s hybrid crown. Grose pointed to the CR-Z hybrid sports car, which uses nickel-metal hydride batteries (unlike the Nissan and Mitsubishi models, which use lithium-ion), as a model to watch in Tokyo. A “near-production” versio...
Friday, Sep 25
Crossing Diesels with Plug-In Hybrids: Good or Bad Idea?
A marriage of diesel and plug-in hybrid technology could produce a wonder child that brings out the best of both technologies, boosting fuel economies to their highest levels yet while avoiding the range issues of pure electric vehicles. An electric motor could help diesels easily meet...
Monday, Sep 14
Verdict Is In: Toyota Deems Lithium-ion Too Pricey for Hybrids
Lithium-ion battery technology hit a major milestone this year when hybrid leader Toyota (s TM) announced plans to test it in road trials of 500 plug-in hybrids — marking the first time this type of battery would be used for propulsion in a Toyota vehicle. While the automaker is going ahead...
Friday, Jun 5
Daily Sprout
CA Associated Press Points for the Prius: The Toyota Prius is doing just fine in the recession — in Japan, at least, where government incentives and high gas prices are juicing demand. — WSJ's Environmental Capital.
Monday, Dec 22
Trick Out Your Prius With GP Batteries
Plug-In Conversions says it’ll start its expansion in the U.S., with plans to add up to 10 new installers in 2009. The startup’s kits, which replace the Prius’ 1.3-kilowatt hour nickel-metal-hydride battery packs with 6.1-kWh NiMH packs, sell for $12,500, including installation.
Monday, Sep 8
Honda's Hybrid: The Insight's Coming in 2009
For those interested in the nuts and bolts on how the new Honda works, it’s actually fairly straight forward for a hybrid. The new Insight uses an updated version of Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid technology, the same system used in Honda’s current Civic hybrid. There’s an el...
Monday, Sep 1
Toyota, GM Push Electric Vehicle Test Fleets In Order to Beat the ...
Toyota recently announced that their plug-in Prius will be coming to market in 2009 in the form of commercial test fleets, before the planned 2010 consumer launch. GM has also said that they will have their anticipated Chevy Volt ...
